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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Frightful Explosion, on a French Battleship. 600 Killed and Injured

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 5

A Frightful explosion occurred on Tuesday last on board the French battleship Jena, at Toulon. There were 200 casualties…

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Accident to the Pilot Boat

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 2

AN accident which was subsequently attended with fatal results happened to the local pilot boat on Wednesday of last week. It appears that Pilot Moualt, of the…

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Pilot Boat Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 4

AN accident of a Somewhat serious nature occurred to the Port Macquarie pilot boat a week ago. According to report it seems that Pilot Mouott, of the Camden Haven…

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An Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 9

Magistrate : 'You are charged with brooking a chair over your wife's head.' Prisoner : ' I am very sorry, your honour, but it was an accident…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning. Mother and Son Washed Down. Horse Drowned

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 5

On Saturday last Mrs. Geo. Martin and her son Willie, had a miraculous escape from drowning at Maryville. It appears they were driving in a sulky…

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Another Boating Accident. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 5

A terrible boating accident has happened in New Zealand. A small boat capsized off Motupata on Monday morning, throwing the occupants,…

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Terrible Mine Accident. 3 Men Killed. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 4

A terrible fatality occurred at the Waroonga Mine, Kalgoorlie. While a cage was being raised it tilted against the skid and threw three men out…

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Harrow Escape from a Double Drowning Fatality

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

ON Saturday, March 30th, Mrs. Geo. Martin, of Krarmbach, driven by her son, William, was journeying to visit her daughter Mrs. Andrews, on the Upper Manning. On reaching the crusting at Mr…

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Marine Court. Sydney, Monday, April 8. Before Judge BACKHOUSE, President, and Captains BOLDCHILD and Mackenzie. Nymboida-bozelle Collision

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 6

An inquiry was held concerning a collision between the steamer Nymboida and the scow Rozelle, near Fort Stephens, early on the morning of February 25. Mr. Robison (of the Crown Law Office) appeared…

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Canadian Railway Fatality. Terrible Disaster. Immigrant Train Wrecked

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 6

The victims of the disaster which befel a transcontinental train at Chaplean, Ontario, were immigrants, who had arrived under the auspices of the…

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Shocking Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 3

A wire from Hepburn (Vic.) recently stated that the infant daughter of E. Menz was horribly injured by all extraordinary accident. The father had a bottle of nitric…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 2

As the visitors were returning home from the Forster Flower Show on Saturday night, Mr. H. Miller was precipitated into the water from the…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

Annie Millen aged 16 years was fearfully injured between Erskinville and Redfern Railway stations on Wednesday morning. She was a…

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A Remarkable Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 6

A remarkable accident occurred at Melbourne on Wednesday night at the residence of Sir John Madden. A party from the house, consisting of…

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A Strange Fatality. Killed Through a Tobacco Pipe

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 6

Last Tuesday evening Mr. John sheridan, licensee of the Moonbi Hotel, met with a peculiar accident, resulting in bis death. He went into…

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Accident Prophecies Always Safe

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 2

There is something almost weird in the regularity with which accidents occur year after year. Take, for instance, railways You may take it…

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Sad Shooting Fatality. Inquiry at Fairview

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 8

On Monday last Mr. A. Gates, District Coroner, held an inquiry into the death of James Croker, which took place at Fairview, near Krambach, on Sunday last. The inquiry was held at…

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Sad and Fatal Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 2

QUITE a wave of sadness was cast over the town on Tuesday afternoon last, when it became known that Edward Meehan, eldest son of Mrs, Meeham, of this town,…

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Fatal Accident at Hamilton Sawmill. Magisterial Inquiry. June 5

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 5

A SAD socident, with fatal result, happened, at Hamilton sawmill yesterday (Tuesday) evening about knock-off time, when Mr. Edward Mechan (47 years of age), a sawyer, was instantly killed by…

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Sad and Fatal Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 4

QUITE a wave of sadness was cast over the town on Tuesday afternoon last, when it became known that Edward Meehanson of Mrs. Meehan of this town, and…

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